Bunge Family History
Bunge Name Meaning
German: from Middle High German Middle Low German bunge ‘drum’ hence probably a metonymic occupational name for a drummer or drum maker. German (Bünge): in Hesse a variant of Bünde (see Bunde ). English (Middlesex): habitational name from Bungay (Suffolk). The place early recorded as Bunghea is probably named with the Old English personal name Būna + -inga denoting ‘family or followers of’ + ēg ‘island dry ground in marsh; promontory’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022